Anime Valley Wrestling Chapter 15: Elevation - Episode 9, a Wrestling + Cartoon X-overs Crossover fanfic

AVW Elevation: Episode 8 (March 15, 2022)

("Broken World" by Alex Norre) played in the intro as the entranceway and the ramp lit up with pyro and fireworks in a pattern with the follow-up of wild cheers from the crowd. The crowd of Pittsburgh began to cheer loudly while the camera focused on the commentary desk.

"You know what day it is? It's Tuesday! And you know what that means? It's AVW Elevation and we are here at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to a thunderous crowd as we are nearing the extravaganza known as Battle Chronicle!" Excalibur hyped up the show ecstatically.

"Speaking of nearing, Pittsburgh is just a few hours from Philadelphia, where Battle Chronicle will be held! We are just a few days ahead of the next pay-per-view! I could not wait!" Corey agreed to the Excalibur's statement.

"But first, we have to face and enjoy the Elevation before Battle Chronicle and there might be implications for some matches that we will have to see tonight," Shun added.

"You are correct, Kaido." Excalibur nodded. "As we currently speaking, we have just been informed that the contenders for the AVW World Championship will face off tonight here at Pittsburgh! Plus, let's not forget about the appearance of the champion, Izuku Midoriya!"

"The implications couldn't get bigger and more intense as that match, we know what happened last week and tonight, who'll get the better edge ahead of their match on Battle Chronicle!" Corey said.

("RISE" by MADKID) played in the background as the Shield Hero appeared at the ramp. He crossed his shield-geared arm, which was now almost covered with Kinesio tape, and knelt on the ramp he then stood up with his shield raised to the sky, causing the pyro to go off beside him while the crowd was cheering for the hero.

"The following match is a last-chance gauntlet match to determine the final challenger for the AVW Infinity Championship! Introducing first, he is 'The Shield Hero' Naofumi Iwatani!" Mai Sakurajima announced the first entrant for the gauntlet match as Naofumi climbed to the steel stairs to glance around the fans.

"We are kicking Elevation off with a huge opportunity to get that final slot for the ladder match at Battle Chronicle for the AVW Infinity Championship! After all, all of the men involved here got defeated in their respective matches." Shun stated as Naofumi entered the ring through the ropes.

"In the past few weeks, we determined five contenders to join Rimuru Tempest in the mix and tonight, we will be going to complete the puzzle and look upon to the final challenger at Battle Chronicle for the Infinity Championship!" Excalibur added.

"Let's not forget about Naofumi, dealing with an arm injury as you can see with the Kinesio tapes wrapping around the arm that he mostly utilizes for his move 'Go to Shield' after a hard-fought battle last week against Karma Akabane. But he's gonna need a hundred percent of concentration, trying not to expose that arm of his." Corey observes the arm of concern of Naofumi, who sees his opponent on the other side of the ring.

"And next, in the ring, from Nara Prefecture, Japan - Akihito Kanbara!" Mai Sakurajima announced the second competitor as Akihitio was stretching out from head to toe, preparing for the match. Naofumi climbs to the turnbuckles to raise his shield to the elation of the crowd.

"Interestingly, both Akihito and Naofumi both competed in the first and last matches in the qualifying matches. This should be a marathon to who can survive the gauntlet." Shun said as the competitors told the referee that they were ready with the latter telling the timekeeper to ring the bell.

"Here we go, part one of the gauntlet match to determine the last challenger for the AVW Infinity Championship at Battle Chronicle!" Excalibur exclaimed.

The match began when both men tried for a tie-up until Naofumi tricks Akihito with a sudden Waistlock, trapping Akihito in the process. Akihito attempts to attack the injured arm of Naofumi with his elbow but Naofumi quickly realizes it and raises his arm, the same thing happens when he attempts to attack the other arm of the Shield Hero, who then grabs Akihitos' head and locks him in a Dragon Sleeper for a bit before transitioning to a Side Headlock.

"As you can see, Akihito is looking to take that injured arm of The Shield Hero but the hero instinctively saw it coming. He is being very careful on making that arm the focus for his opponent." Excalibur said as Akihito sent Naofumi to the ropes as the latter takes down the former with a Shoulder Block.

Naofumi went back to the ropes as he hopped over Akihito to rebound to the other side of the ropes as he was met by a Dropkick from Akihito, who followed up with a Clothesline and finally took him down with a Leg Sweep. Akihito then bounces to the ropes to hit a Running Somersault Senton to make the cover.

Naofumi kicks out.

"Quick offense by Akihito and makes already a difference for Naofumi," Shun said as Akihito grabbed Naofumi by the hai, sending him to a corner, and began to fire the stomps to the gut.

"All Akihito or possibly, the other opponents, ever need is to make Naofumi stun and leave him defenseless and not make him do any offense," Corey commented as Naofumi fired back with a few punches, walking out of the corner.

"Maybe you said too soon about it, Corey, here's Naofumi looking to take offense over Akihito!" Excalibur replied to Corey.

Naofumi then whips Akihito to the same corner, attempting to run over Akihito, who uses his boot to prevent Naofumi from attacking him. However, Naofumi tried to run over Akihito again only for Akihito to move out of the way, causing Naofumi to strike the ring post and grimacing after the arm of concern got in contact with the post.

"Oh! This is what Naofumi is fearing about, making an error in the first few minutes and this might cost him the opportunity at Battle Chronicle!" Excalibur exclaimed as Akihito took advantage and rolled Naofumi up.

Naofumi kicks out as Akihito finally takes a shot to the injured arm as he stomps continuously to the boos of the crowd.

"And Akhito knows that Naofumi's arm is exposed and he is taking advantage of it!" Corey exclaimed as Akihito grabbed the injured arm of Naofumi and locked in the Armbar, making Naofumi scream in pain while the referee watched closely.

"The Juji Gatame is locked dead center in the ring! Naofumi is very far away from the nearest ropes!" Excalibur cried as Naofumi attempted to worm out and move to the nearest ropes.

"He's looking for the ropes to escape the submission and if he can't find it quickly, this might be over for The Shield Hero!" Shun exclaimed as Naofumi began to crawl using his feet with the crowd rooting for the hero.

In a few seconds, the strategy worked when Naofumi's foot captured the bottom rope, much to the disappointment of Akihito, who saw the rope break and the referee scolding him. Akihito hastily made his way to the apron and was waiting for Naofumi to get up.

"Akihito Kanabara is looking for the big win here in the form of Naofumi Iwatani and also looking for the ticket to Battle Chronicle!" Excalibur said as Naofumi began to show signs of life after grabbing the ropes to stand up.

Once Akihito sees Naofumi standing, he immediately launches himself onto the top rope and attempts to hit Naofumi. But Naofumi was able to catch Akihito in a Fireman's Carry and hit the Go to Shield (Fireman's Carry into Uppercut); however, he used the bad arm and was in pain while making the Back Press pin.

"Akihito Kanbara has been eliminated!" Mai Sakurajima announced as the crowd was cheering for the winner, who was getting consulted by the referee for his injured arm.

"Naofumi somehow advances to the next match and at the cost of his right arm, which now is the center of attention for his next opponent!" Shun said.

("Go to Hell, for Heaven's Sake" by Bring Me the Horizon) played in the arena as the crowd booed when Sakuta Azusagawa smirked at the ramp and hastily made his way towards the ring without looking on both sides to target Naofumi, who tried to stand up on his own.

"Next, from Fujisawa City, Sakuta Azusagawa!" Mai Sakurajima announced the next entrant with confidence but her eyes rolled after introducing Sakuta.

"There is no rest for the weary in the gauntlet match and I admire Naofumi's determination to continue but that arm has to go under evaluation and allow someone else to go through to this Gauntlet Match," Corey suggested as Sakuta entered the ring with ease and his eyes is set on Naofumi then glares at the ring announcer, telling her to watch and see how this won't end well for Naofumi.

"Sakuta is necessarily reminding Sakurajima-san about him again and his ways of tormenting her," Shun said as Sakuta saw Naofumi, standing wobbly out of the corner and hitting a massive Spear on Naofumi, earning boos from the crowd.

"Spear by Azusagawa! And Naofumi is off of the canvas again and this should be over by now!" Excalibur exclaimed as Sakuta unexpectedly did not go for the pin but looked over at Sakurajima, who was shouting at him to shut up but Sakuta fired back incoherently. "And Azusagawa is once again talking to Sakurajima and doesn't even concentrate on the match!"

While talking, Naofumi slowly roses back and surprisingly rolls Sakuta with an O'Connor Roll.

Sakuta kicks out and immediately hits a Superman Punch to the chorus of boos, also making the cover.

Naofumi kicks out much to the surprise of Sakuta, who eventually smirked.

"It's gonna be hell if The Shield Hero continues to persist the pain in his arm and Sakuta is going to add that punishment," Corey said as Sakuta stomped the injured arm and subsequently grabbed the said arm to wring it and yanked it against his shoulder, making Naofumi screaming in agony. Sakuta then locks in the Guillotine submission on Naofumi, making his arms flailing in panic.

"There's the Guillotine, there's the Gullotine! Sakuta is trying to pass Naofumi out of consciousness! And this might be the downfall for The Shield Hero!" Excalibur exclaimed as the crowd began to rally behind Naofumi.

"It's no easy feat to get out of that hold but at some point, Naofumi has to feel that pain and he is still in the match!" Shun added as the submission was still locked in while Sakuta was looking at Sakurajima and went over him to shout at her.

"I don't know if this is smart but Sakuta is sending Naofumi near the ropes to make him grab it while he is focusing over in the ringside," Corey commented negatively over Sakuta's strategy as Naofumi suddenly grabbed the rope, without the knowledge of Sakuta as he was busy confronting the ring announcer while the referee warns Sakuta of not letting go of the submission.

The referee swipes both arms in the air, causing the fans to react neutrally as he tells Sakuta to release Naofumi from the hold.

"Sakuta Azusagawa has been eliminated by disqualification!" Mai Sakurajima announced as Sakuta barked at her and also to the referee to back off, making Sakuta release the hold over Naofumi, who went out on a limb beside the corner.

"Sakuta doesn't even care if he loses or gets disqualified, all he has on his mind is Sakurajima-san being his partner," Shun said as Sakuta raised his hand as if he was surrendering and rolled out of the ring, averting his gaze to the announcer.

"You are not kidding, Kaido. Azusagawa's mind is on somebody but not on something else and with that, Naofumi continues to run this gauntlet match and this is continuing at this point." Corey said as Sakuta angrily walked back to the ringside area and picked up a steel chair, which made Mai Sakurajima recoil back in fear as Sakuta told her that this was what she would get if she continued to reject him.

Sakuta then went back to the ring and saw Naofumi, rising back by the ropes and whacking him on the prone back, sending him kneeling and down again to the mat. Sakuta continues to assault Naofumi when he continuously attacks the prone body of the hero, especially the injured arm before a few referees come their way inside to stop Sakuta and grab the chair from his hands. Sakuta raises his hands to relieve himself from the loud boos from the fans while Naofumi was being attended by the match referee.

"Sakuta has lost it and he paid the DQ lost by attacking the defenseless Naofumi! I think he is at a point where has to take a forfeit and move on." Corey said.

While the referees are trying to send Sakuta out, the crowd begins to cheer when Seiya surprises Sakuta and leaps off to the referees to maul Sakuta, who fights back as the crowd is lively when Seiya attacks Sakuta.

"It's Seiya! It is safe to say that he is the next challenger for Naofumi, who still needs to recover from the chair shots from Sakuta and that right arm needs to be in shape at this point." Shun said as Seiya sent Sakuta outside with a Clothesline, removed his cloak, tossed it to the crowd, and made a serious look at Sakuta.

"But how much Naofumi can handle the match longer?" Excalibur asked as Seiya turned his attention to Naofumi, who began to stand up from the corner and make a fighting stance, daring him to fight him with Seiya looking at him nonchalantly. "The defiance of Naofumi Iwatani is unbelievable, he is still looking to go for more."

Seiya was looking at Naofumi's gritting determination for a few seconds until he sent his focus back to Sakuta, who got back on his feet as Seiya surprised everyone when he bounced to the ropes and steps to the middle rope to hit a Springboard Somersault Senton and takes down Sakuta to the wild cheers from the fans as Seiya lands on his feet.

"Oh, my God! Seiya takes down Sakuta to the outside and I don't know about you guys but I think he is not focusing on the opportunity at the Infinity title but on Sakuta." Shun commented as Seiya picked up Sakuta and began to punch a few times until they moved to the ramp and to the stage with the referees hightailing them from behind.

In the ring, Naofumi was surprised that Seiya did not take any offense at him while the referee was counting Seiya as the hero was clutching the right arm and took a respite while waiting for the outcome of the current match.

"I-I think Naofumi has gained another victory in a surprising way and Seiya sends Sakuta backstage to give him a beatdown! I don't believe this but Naofumi might be on the verge of winning the whole thing!" Excalibur exclaimed as the referee continued to count.

10!

The referee signals for the ringside area that the match is over as the crowd cheers.

"Seiya has been eliminated by count-out!" Mai Sakurajima announced as Naofumi slowly walked on his own towards the center of the ring.

"This is not over yet for The Shield Hero as he is waiting for the final opponent in the gauntlet match!" Corey reminded everyone of the final opponent.

("When I Grow Up" by Mayday Parade) played in the arena as the crowd began to boo; however, Kazuma is not walking out from the back and is missing.

"And the last competitor, Kazuma Satou!" The ring announcer, Mai Sakurajima, called the last entrant's name but still the presence of the adventurer is still not present.

"Well, it seems that he might have forgotten the note," Shun said as Naofumi was waiting against the ropes but he found nothing as well.

However, the crowd began to boo when the camera spots Kazuma behind Naofumi, who has no idea that he was in the ring, waiting for the Shield Hero to turn around.

"GUYS! KAZUMA'S BEHIND HIM! NAOFUMI HAS NO IDEA!" Corey exclaimed loudly as Naofumi turns around as he got hit by Kazuma's Adventure Crusher (Cutter) to the canvas, leading the crowd to boo for this tactic. "ADVENTURE CRUSHER! ADVENTURE CRUSHER! THIS IS IT, KAZUMA! THIS IS THE PHASE THAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE!"

Kazuma then quickly makes the cover with Naofumi's legs hooked tightly.

Naofumi kicks out at the last possible moment, causing for Kazuma and the fans to go in awe while the referee gestures the two count in front of Kazuma.

"What?! Naofumi just survived a surprise attack from Kazuma from behind! This is unbelievable!" Excalibur exclaimed as the frustration of Kazuma is already showing as he stood up and stomps the hell out of Naofumi to the boos of the audience.

"Kazuma has that moment planned out and he is not expecting Naofumi to kick out! That was not part of his scheming plans!" Shun added as Kazuma shouted to the fans that Naofumi was just prolonging his suffering.

"All Kazuma wanted was to get an opportunity so he could be the popular guy that he wants to be and Naofumi doesn't want it to happen, so he will pay it deal at the expense of an incensed Kazuma!" Corey said as Kazuma grabbed Naofumi and gave him a Forearm Shot that stuns the hero completely.

Kazuma then whips Naofumi to the corner and runs towards Naofumi to hit a Running Dropkick to the face of the hero, following up with the DDT as Kazuma grabs a leg of Naofumi to make the pin.

Naofumi kicks out, much to the chagrin of Kazuma as the fans begin to cheer Naofumi again.

"Naofumi isn't backing down after all of this punishment but as the time goes by, this won't end well for The Shield Hero himself physically," Excalibur said as Kazuma was standing near the carcass of Naofumi, waiting for him to get up.

"Kazuma is looking for that one more lucky shot at getting that opportunity to be a part of the Ladder Match at Battle Chronicle if he can hit this!" Corey exclaimed.

Kazuma waited for a few seconds until Naofumi started to rise on his own with Kazuma smirking on him. When Kazuma tries to hit another attempt of Adventure Crusher, Naofumi shoves Kazuma to the ropes as he hits the Spinebuster, both men are down on the ring with the crowd continues to chant Naofumi's name.

"How in the world is Naofumi still functioning at this point?" Shun asked in disbelief as Kazuma stood up quickly to take advantage despite the pain on his face and grabbed Naofumi and sent him to the ropes only for Naofumi to explode with a Clothesline, followed by a second Clothesline.

"I am not quite sure but the adrenaline has begun to surge up on Naofumi. This is ridiculous!" Excalibur exclaimed as Naofumi whipped Kazuma to the ropes and launched him with a Back Body Drop, causing Kazuma to shout in pain with the crowd cheering in the background.

"And just like that, the momentum has shifted to the other end on Naofumi's side!" Corey added as Kazuma staggers to the corner with Naofumi tackling Kazuma to the corner multiple times while the fans are counting.

When the tackle hits its tenth, Naofumi carefully picks up Kazuma by his hands, especially the injured arm, and slowly marches across the ring as he drops Kazuma with Military Press Slam, landing face first on the canvas.

"I would have never thought Naofumi could manage to make his hits at this part of the match!" Corey exclaimed as Naofumi clutched in arm to alleviate the pain that he is dealing with currently.

Naofumi then decides to finish the match and carries Kazuma on his shoulders to hit Go to Shield (Fireman's Carry into Uppercut) but Kazuma raked his eyes without letting the referee see the illegal tactic that he utilized to the boos of the crowd. Kazuma proceeded to kick Naofumi's injured arm a few times until he smirked at the booing fans, telling them that this was over.

"Kazuma takes advantage and targets that injured right arm of Naofumi. All he has to do is to hit that final move from his arsenal." Excalibur said as Kazuma picked Naofumi up slowly on his shoulder, attempting to hit Chunchunmaru (Samoan Driver).

However, Naofumi was able to slip off Kazuma and grabbed Kazuma to hit a Side Slam Backbreaker as he did not let go of Kazuma and kept his grip on him. Then, the crowd was in awe when he hurled Kazuma back on his shoulder but instead of Go to Shield, he hit the Go to Sleep on Kazuma, knocking him down on the mat as he slowly made the cover with his arm tipping the arm of Kazuma.

The crowd loudly celebrated and cheered once Naofumi's theme was played in the arena.

"Here is your winner, 'The Shield Hero' Naofumi Iwatani!" Mai Sakurajima announced as the referee consulted the hero, who was clinging to the ropes to look at his arm.

"Facing insurmountable odds and a stroke of luck and an improvisation, Naofumi has conquered the gauntlet and is now the final superstar that will compete for the AVW Infinity Championship in a Ladder Match at Battle Chronicle!" Excalibur stated as Naofumi let the referee use the good arm to raise him as he relished the victory that he gained.

"What a way to kick off the go-home show for Battle Chronicle! This is unbelievable!" Corey added.

"But the question arises, will Naofumi be fully recovered in less than a few days?" Shun asked as the camera transitioned backstage, where one of the interviewers was waiting for someone to arrive.

"What a performance by 'The Shield Hero' Naofumi Iwatani as he went through a marathon to win the whole match!" Visha spoke and then coughed to divert the topic to a new one. "And as of now, we would like to get some answers from Shinji Ikari, who just arrived just now!"

The camera moves to the right to reveal Shinji, who arrived in time as the crowd in the background cheers at his arrival.

"Well, Mr. Shinji, if you heard the news, you will be facing Nagisa Shiota and the AVW World Champion Izuku Midoriya tonight. So, any thoughts?" Visha asked straightforwardly.

"What can I say? I am surprised… for two reasons. One, I found out that the face-off that was just announced, thanks to you." Shinji answered as he gestured two hands on his finger. "Two, I am still surprised that one of Midoriya's teammates shot me in the face and I did not expect that. I am not sure if it's intentional or not, but if that was mind games on the part of him, then good job, you got my focus back! And at Battle Chronicle, I'll be working my way and beating Midoriya and Shiota until they can't hold their breaths any longer and walk out of the match, the new AVW World Champion."

Shinji then nods to Visha to say thanks to her as he walks out of her sight.

("Falling Down" by Oasis) was played in the arena as the crowd started booing to the quartet of the brigade, who were taking their time to walk across the ramp toward the ring while the lights from the ramp were flashing continuously with the sole female flanking the three men in front of her while the men were arrogantly ecstatic about their chances at Battle Chronicle.

"The following trios match is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit. Introducing first, being accompanied by Hitagi Senjougahara, the team of Kyon, Yato, and Yukine – SOS Brigade!" Mai Sakurajima announced as the quartet made their way to the ring.

"You could say that their faces are in high spirits as SOS Brigade challenges three mysterious opponents right now and this is their way of showing the sturdiness in the trios scene," Shun said as the men gestured the three letters that they represent, one by one. Yato and Yukine provided the 2 S's while Kyon rounded it off with O in the middle; Hitagi stood behind them with crossed arms and seriousness on her face.

"Sturdiness is quite an interesting choice of description, Kaido. But I can see them being a formidable force when they keep up and win this match. But the question is – who will they be facing right now?" Excalibur said as Hitagi walked out of the ring by the middle rope while the trio huddled up to map out their strategies.

("Down in Ashes" by Awake) was played in the background as the crowd cheered for the arrival of one Rimuru Tempest, who gestured to the camera with his hands, capturing the whole arena and stalled time in the stage, presumably waiting for his partners.

"And their opponents, first, from the Jura Tempest Federation, Rimuru Tempest!" Mai Sakurajima announced as the crowd shouted for the agile individual, who put a hand on his hips.

"Rimuru has quite made a name for himself after seeing a few matches that he partook and it is safe to say that he might be the favorite to win the AVW Infinity Championship at Battle Chronicle," Excalibur said.

("Demi Gods (feat. Slim Jim" by Lab Ratz) played in the arena as the next opponent for the brigade came out of the Tron and hid under his hoodie and revealed himself to be one of the contenders for the Ladder Match and extends his arms to the crowd, who were also cheering for him.

"Next, from Aincrad, Kirito!" Mai Sakurajima announced Rimuru's partner and also stopped by the stage to meet Rimuru and shared fives with him as they faced their opponents.

"Another contender vying for the aforementioned title at Battle Chronicle, everything seemed to be forgotten as he surprises everyone by defeating Sakuta Azusagawa to be in the match," Shun commented. "He might be the dark horse in the match."

("Return of the Fire" by def rebel) played in the arena where the lights turned off as multiple poses from an individual lit up on the Tron, following the lights beside it. The individual appeared as soon as the light came off and the crowd began to coo when he passed by Rimuru and Kirito, who immediately followed him towards the ring.

"And lastly, hailing from 'Ghost City', Z-City, he is 'The Devil Cyborg' - Genos!" Mai Sakurajima announced as Kyon was surprised by the arrival of the cyborg, who came first entering the ring and confronted the brigade.

"Well, this is a surprise! Genos has been chosen as the final opponent for the brigade and Kyon is not happy about it as you look at his face." Corey said as both Genos and Kyon stared at each other as their teammates told them to back off.

"Message sent to Genos. After Kyon confidently shouts to everyone that he is more capable than the robot freak, which he refers to Genos, he needs to be careful with his words because 'The Devil Cyborg' just showed us last week what he is capable of after defeating the now-then his teammate Rimuru Tempest." Excalibur commented as the big men decided to back off and went to the apron while Kirito and Yato decided to start the match as the referee signaled the timekeeper to ring the bell.

Once the bell has rung, Yato attempts to blindside Kirito with a Clothesline but Kirito ducks the upcoming attack and chops Yato's chest a few times until he staggers off the corner as Kirito hits a huge Leg Sweep on Yato to make a cover, only for a one-count.

"Right off the bat, Yato has been taking a considerable amount of punishment from the hands, quite literally from Kirito," Shun said as Kirito grabbed Yato's head and whipped him to the other corner and made a sprint towards Yato and exploded with a Jumping Corner Forearm Smash to the face.

"Hard Forearm by Kirito! What can you expect from the brigade? They haven't known their opponents until this night and they seemed to be at a disadvantage." Corey commented as Kirito took down Yato with a Snapmare and tagged Rimuru, earning cheers from the tag.

Kirito then went to the ropes and hit a Sliding Forearm Shot, sending Yato laying on his back while Rimuru jumped to the middle rope to fly down on Yato with a Lionsault, instantly making the cover.

Yato kicks out as Rimuru goes to their corner and looks at Genos and offers a tag. However, Genos did not reciprocate the gesture and just stared at Rimuru and Kyon. Seemingly receiving the message, Rimuru shrugged as he focused on Yato and gave him a kick to the chest.

But before he could bounce to the ropes, Rimuru saw Yukine running at him and launching him to the outside while Yato tried to run at Rimuru, who also took him to the outside by low-bridging the top rope to the cheers of the crowd.

"And Rimuru can answer to any incoming attacks by the brigade by sending the team of Yato and Yukine outside!" Excalibur exclaimed as he saw the duo outside standing on their own. Rimuru attempts to dive by making it to the other side of the ropes only to be halted by Kyon's Big Boot to the face, sending Rimuru down to the canvas to the boos of the crowd.

"And Rimuru did not see the attack from the big man's boot of the brigade!" Corey replied as Kyon trash-talked to Genos, but he was still silent and glared only at Kyon while Kirito took offense verbally and the referee scolded Kyon to go back to his corner.

Yato then capitalizes the situation when he enters back the ring and grabs Rimuru by the hair and scoops him up to take him down again with a Scoop Slam before he can make a tag to Yukine, who just entered the ring much to the dislike of the crowd.

"Here is the tag by Yato to Yukine and the double team is coming to the face of Rimuru!" Corey exclaimed as both went to the sides of Rimuru to stomp him a few times until they hi-fived with each other and hit a Double Elbow Drop against the chest of Rimuru. Yukine then makes the cover while Yato surprises Kirito with an elbow strike, sending him off of the apron.

Rimuru kicks out as Yukine picks him up and gives him a few Knee Strikes to the gut until he whips Rimuru to the ropes to hit a vicious Lariat, turning Rimuru inside out.

"Oh, man! Rimuru just got sent into turbulence with that Clothesline!" Shun said in shock as Yukine quickly makes a tag back to Yato, causing the crowd to boo the brigade while Kyon was berating the nearby fans and Hitagi was looking at the ring in a serious mood.

Both Yato and Yukine grab the lifeless body of Rimuru as they launch him in the air with a Double Release Northern Lights Suplex, causing the back of Rimuru to proverbially crack as he clutches the said part in pain with Yato makes the cover with a leg hooked.

"Rimuru is helpless as of this moment and his teammates, especially Kirito, are waiting for any signs of life for their partner," Excalibur said as Yato grabbed Rimuru's head and locked in the Rear Chin Lock, grounding Rimuru on his knees.

"Rimuru Tempest has his team at the palm of his hand and that palm will be vital if he can survive the submission from Yato," Corey said as Rimuru slowly rose from his feet with the crowd in the background, supporting him.

Once Rimuru got back to his feet, he targeted the gut of Yato with his elbow strikes as he escaped the hold and made a run over to their corner, attempting to tag Kirito. However, Kirito got knocked off the apron and his face hit the hardest part of the ring by Yukine, who pulled Kirito right before making the tag. The crowd began to boo the brigade with their illegal tactic.

"Kirito is a few inches away from Rimuru but a few seconds off from the tag and the SOS Brigade wisely saw the possible tag and avoided Rimuru from being off the match! That is 100% tag team excellence coming from Yato and Yukine!" Corey exclaimed as Yato pulled Rimuru's leg to grab him, attempting for a Back Suplex but Rimuru surprisingly landed on his feet.

"Wow! Unbelievably, Rimuru is still functioning and escapes a harrowing hurdle in SOS Brigade!" Shun said as Rimuru got the upper hand when he hit a Gamengiri on Yato's head, stunning him at the center and the crowd as well.

Rimuru took a breather and saw their corner that Genos was still on his nonchalant stature and crawled towards their corner, desperately extending his arm to him due to Kirito missing on the apron. However, the crowd booed when Yukine entered the ring and grabbed Rimuru by the arm to kick him to the gut. Yukine then whips Rimuru to the ropes as the latter launches himself on the former and hits a Hurricanrana, sending Yukine to a now-standing Yato, colliding with each other. Rimuru saw the two staggering in the center as he jumped to the top rope and hit both men with a Springboard Moonsault, to the bewilderment of the fans and Kyon while Hitagi kept her serious face on her face.

"Rimuru Tempest can withstand the SOS shenanigans with his flawless aerial assault and the Double Moonsault takes them out! Can he finally make a tag to his corner?" Excalibur asked as Genos was looking at Rimuru for the whole time and his struggles as he finally extended the arm to the cheers of the crowd.

"There it is! The arm of Genos is extending for Rimuru, he needs it!" Shun exclaimed as Rimuru crawled toward their corner, and so did Yato, going for a tag to Kyon's extended arm.

After a few seconds, both Yato and Rimuru make a tag for their team as both Kyon and Genos enter the ring and they stare down menacingly at each other to the cheers of the crowd.

"Two big entities entering the ring and the crowd is here for it to see in motion!" Corey exclaimed as Kyon began to talk at Genos incoherently.

Genos responded with a big European Uppercut and a second uppercut, sending Kyon staggering against the ropes as Genos went to the other side of the ropes but was stopped by Kyon's Clothesline but Genos was unbudged by the attack as he hit another Clothesline, only for the cyborg to be still in an upright position, making Kyon befuddled before he attempts to hit a third Clothesline. When Kyon hit the ropes, he was only met by a Discus Lariat, sending Kyon on the mat with the crowd cheering loudly for the cyborg.

"Oh, my God! Two behemoths beheading each other and the crowd just saw it with their very own eyes! This is crazy!" Shun exclaimed as Kyon was in the corner while Genos went to the other side and he ran toward Kyon, hitting a Running Corner European Uppercut before he went back to the empty corner and hit another Running Corner European Uppercut.

When Genos attempts the third uppercut, from out of nowhere, Hitagi Senjougahara enters the ring to a chorus of boos, stopping Genos in his tracks and stares at her intensely while Hitagi looks at him the same manner as him. The referee intervenes to warn Hitagi and told her to get out of the ring. Hitagi complied and slowly walked out of the ring; meanwhile, Genos was caught off-guard when both Yato and Yukine, from the bottom rope, pulled both legs of Genos and sent him against the ring post, crotch first with the fans shouting at the referee to look behind.

"SOS Brigade is taking care of business and strategically keeps the referee out of sight with their wits! And The Devil Cyborg might havering-postitis." Corey complimented the brigade as Kyon began to stand on his own feet to arrogantly talk to the jeering fans.

"Kyon just thinks he had this match won but he has to make the pin," Excalibur said as the crowd began to cheer when both Kirito and Rimuru took out Yato and Yukine to the outside with a Double Baseball Slide Dropkick, sending them to the barricade and both sneaking right behind Kyon, preparing to attack him.

Once Kyon realizes it, he turns around to hit them with a Double Clothesline but the two duck underneath as Kirito and Rimuru hit the Pele Kick and Gamengiri respectively, sending Kyon rolling out of the ring as the crowd cheering for the duo and sights Kyon standing back. Right before Rimuru could do something, Kirito offered a hand quite literally as he knelt and extended his arms, signaling for Rimuru to take down Kyon. Rimuru then went to the ropes and hopped onto the palms of Kirito, launching himself to the outside with a Tope con Hilo, sending Kyon back down to the floor and the crowd into a frenzy when Rimuru landed on his feet.

"Oh-ho-ho-ho! Amazing teamwork and coordination by Kirito and Rimuru Tempest, leaving the people of Pittsburgh astonished with their great offense!" Excalibur exclaimed as Kirito left the ring to the apron to relish the crowd's support.

The referee went back on focusing the match after Hitagi went back to their corner with him beginning to count because Kyon was down on the floor as the action continued when Yato attempted to hit the Clothesline on Rimuru, who immediately ducks as Kirito, who was on the apron, hits a Sliding Knee Strike, stunning Yato on his tracks. Yukine then pulls Kirito's leg, making Kirito slip off the apron, face-first on the hard part of the ring. Meanwhile, Rimuru quickly makes a run to Yukine and hits a Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissor, sending Yukine's face to the steel steps.

"There is carnage everywhere outside and everyone's got a shot on every moving part! This is ridiculous!" Corey exclaimed as right before Rimuru could celebrate, Kyon turns him inside out when he pounces him as he collided with the barricade, causing the fans to boo and realizes that the count reaches 8 as he arrogantly slides underneath to focus back on the still-downed Genos, who was still on the corner as Kyon lifts Genos on his shoulder and he sends the back of Genos to the turnbuckles, eventually hitting the Oklahoma Stampede with Kyon making the cover, with the hook of a leg.

Genos kicks out, much to the chagrin of Kyon.

"And Kyon certainly is the only man standing and possible, he may bring the victory for the brigade here tonight but he couldn't finish Genos with the slam!" Shun said as Kyon grabbed Genos once he stood back up on his feet, ultimately attempting to grab the throat to hit Alienated (Sitout Chokeslam) but Genos defiantly fought off the arm of Kyon, trying to push it off of him to the coos of the crowd.

"Genos still has signs of life and he's got nothing to lose here! Showing that strength and how he is capable of avoiding disaster and mustering up power!" Excalibur commented as Genos had Kyon's ear rung with a Bell Clap, sending him staggering back to the center.

Genos then dives off to the middle rope and hits a Springboard Corkscrew European Uppercut to the face of Kyon, sending the crowd into a raving mood. Kyon instinctively rolls back to their corner and unknown to Genos, Yato secretly makes a tag after tapping the back of Kyon, which the referee saw the switch.

"I think there's a blind tag and I don't even know if Genos realizes it!" Corey said as Genos went his way to pick up Kyon to the other side as he hooked both arms and easily hit a Tiger Driver on Kyon.

But before he could make the cover, Yato takes down Genos with a Running Chop Block, buckling the knee that was attacked by them earlier to the chorus of boos as Yukine enters the ring to stomp the hell out of Genos.

"And strategically, SOS Brigade is bringing the tower down in Genos as he was getting ready to earn a victory but this duo just assaulting him!" Excalibur exclaimed as Rimuru tries to help his teammate when he enters the ring only for Yato to quickly sends him to his shoulders and hits the TKO to the boos from the fans.

"Yato saw Rimuru trying to break up the mugging but Rimuru gets one for his presence!" Corey said as they stopped attacking Genos and instead went to focus on Rimuru as they cornered him with multiple forearm and fist strikes to his defenseless body.

The crowd continued to boo when they decide to end it on Rimuru's part as Yato grabs Rimuru with him and carefully climbs backward to the middle rope while Yukine was beside Yato. Attempting for their SOS Driver (Spike Piledriver) tag team move, the crowd went in awe after Kirito unexpectedly springboards to the ropes and hits a Frankensteiner on Yukine, crash down on the mat on his back and eventually roll to the outside, causing Yato to get shocked and distracted. Because of the distraction, Rimuru takes advantage and hits a Frankensteiner as well on Yato, landing his back on the mat in pain to the high-pitched cheers from the audience.

"Wow! Two Hurricanranas and I think everyone is down! Unbelievable!" Excalibur cried as Hitagi, from the outside, decided to take things on her matter and looked under the ring to pick up a steel chair, earning jeering from the fans nearby.

When Hitagi picks up the chair, the crowd explodes when Ochako Uraraka, suddenly appears and dives through the ropes with Tope Suicida against the chair to the face of Hitagi, sending her down. Ochako then mounts over the defenseless Hitagi with multiple punches.

"Uraraka is here! Ochako Uraraka is here! She is avenging her loss last week at the expense of Hitagi Senjougahara!" Shun shouted as Hitagi shoved Ochako back and tried to make an offense but Ochako saw it coming and ran away with Hitagi tailing behind with the camera focused through the crowd.

"That kid has no business to interfere! I thought this was over!" Corey complained as the camera went back to the ring when Yato was in the center of the ring when he saw both Kirito and Rimuru standing up in front of him and trying to make amends with him.

"Well, at least, Yato looks like a good member of the brigade but, I think he has nowhere to go," Excalibur said as Yato tried to make steps backward against the two but he felt something from behind as he looked back to meet the intimidating presence of Genos, who was glaring at him hardly.

Genos suddenly picks Yato up on his shoulders in a Torture Rack position as he takes Yato for a ride with the UFO as the crowd begins to cheer on the Devil Cyborg. After a few seconds, Genos sends him down, leaving Yato woozy in the center but does not realize that Rimuru is on the top turnbuckle as he hits Yato with Chaos Tempester (Eclipse), sending him staggering still in the center. Meanwhile, Kirito was on the apron and jumped to the rope, and hit a Phenomenal Forearm onto the face of Yato.

"A cornucopia of moves to Yato and he is out of his elements. He doesn't even know where he is!" Shun exclaimed as Genos quickly picked up Yato and crossed his arms as he hit the Cyborg Bomb (Ricola Bomb)in the center of the ring as he covered Yato with his feet trapping the arms of Yato while Rimuru and Kirito stood beside Genos.

Yukine tried to make a save but was intercepted by a Dropkick from both Kirito and Rimuru.

The bell rang in succession as the crowd roared ecstatically as Genos' music hit the arena.

"Here are your winners… the team of Kirito, Rimuru Tempest, and 'The Devil Cyborg' Genos!" Mai Sakurajima announced the victors as the winning team clutched their bodies from the punishment that they accumulated from the match.

"Unbelievable! The chemistry between these three individuals, who had just known each other right after they entered the ring was untouchable and they were able to defeat SOS Brigade!" Excalibur exclaimed as the referee raised the arms of Genos and Rimuru, who were beside Kirito to celebrate their victory while Yukine, on the outside, was looking over his partner while Kyon was staggering to his feet on the floor, also looking onto their partners.

"This is not gonna be a great night for SOS Brigade when their president hears about this. Also, Ochako Uraraka just came out of nowhere to ruin everything!" Corey complained as Rimuru and Kirito shared fists.

When they meet Genos, he is hesitant to make any interactions with them; however, when he extends his fists to them, the crowd explodes as the pair nods happily and share fist bumps with him right before the cyborg can leave on his own.

"Honestly, I didn't expect him to be that kind and I was gonna ask if ever has a personality but seeing right now, we are seeing things just right. But as for their match at Battle Chronicle, it's going to be every man for himself, so this whole partnership can come off for a while. But for now, they can celebrate here

at Pittsburgh." Shun said as the camera moved backstage when Chika Fujiwara spotted Naofumi Iwatani on one of the production crates with Filo and Raphtalia beside her.

"Mr. Naofumi Iwatani. Any updates on your chances of making it to Battle Chronicle with your current injury?" Chika asks while the women are upset about Chika invading his privacy. But before they could confront her, Naofumi waves them off and tells them that it is fine and a minute would suffice.

"Sorry for that. And as for the Ladder Match at Philadelphia, I am pretty sure that I am not 100% healthy enough to compete." Naofumi answered with the crowd booing because they were disappointed that he had not fully recovered. "But come Battle Chronicle, I will put my 100% to bring up a ladder and climb to the rungs, slowly grab the title. And surely, I will do whatever it takes to eliminate my opposition, if it puts my injury into danger and we will bring home the gold."

Naofumi then glances at the ladies. "Am I right, guys?"

They both nodded and were shouting Naofumi's name continuously as Naofumi smirked at Chika.

"See? A minute would be fine but I gotta take care of myself for now. See you in Philadelphia." He then told Chika to leave as she nodded and walked out of their sight, leaving the trio behind.

In another room backstage, Karma Akabane and Nagisa Shiota were preparing and strategizing about the face-off for tonight with the crowd booing in the background; however, Karma has thoughts about one thing.

"What the hell is the GM thinking about this face-off bullcrap? Is there any reason for that, Nagisa?" Karma, who was walking back and forth, asked his buddy, who was taping his arm heavily.

"I'm not sure about the reason but you seem to be more stressed than me," Nagisa answered and stood up to face his partner, who raised an eyebrow on him. "I mean, you have a shot for the new AVW Infinity Championship and I, have mine for the World Championship. The pressure is on me."

"Nagisa, I'm not stressed, it's just… I'm thinking about why this is all happening. I mean, we didn't even lay a hand on Shinji after the match and Midoriya's buddy just shot right in the face. It's just because of that? That doesn't make any sense, right?" Karma replied.

"I understand that but… we should focus on our agendas. You know, we got our hands full tonight and maybe, we should keep Shinji out of it. I'm not even stressed but I'm excited! Excited, because I can't wait to take the champion to the limit right before our match at Battle Chronicle." Nagisa commented and paused, thinking of one thing. "Oh yeah, if we win our championship matches at Philadelphia, we will become champions and we will rule AVW for as long as we can!"

The idea garnered boos from the crowd as Karma nodded and was elated by the thought of them as champions.

"You know what? You're right! I have nothing to be stressed about our matches in a few days and we will take care of business for tonight! And Shinji has got to stay away from anything that we do for tonight." Karma answers back as he offers his fist to Nagisa, who reciprocates the gesture as they continue preparing for the face-off tonight.

The camera focuses back on the ring, where the whole canvas is covered with a red mat, almost resembling a red carpet with the addition of a television, two blue-colored one-person sofas, and an abstract painting in between the sofas.

"We are a few minutes away from a new episode of Ami Plus! It's gonna be special when the host appears right before our very own eyes!" Corey excitedly commented. "You need to keep your mouth shut while I am ecstatically waiting for the arrival of one Amicable Ami Kawashima!'

("Pressure" by Muse) was played in the background where the host, whose hair was being kept as usual, but this time, the focus of everyone's attention was when she wore a face mask while the crowd booed him and made her way inside the newly-designed ring.

Besides the mask, she currently wears nothing but a plain white t-shirt, which is covered mostly with dust and dirt. Also on her questionable attire was denim shorts that almost exposed her leg while wearing her white sneakers. When she enters the ring, she grabs a mirror, which is hidden on one of the sofas, and takes a look at herself; but this time, she is irritated and annoyed by how she looks dirty in her attire.

"You should be complimenting her attire now, Corey. What the heck is happening on her shirt?" Shun asked as she carefully put the mirror on the table in front of her and requested a microphone from the timekeeper's area.

"She looks so peeved when she looks over herself in the mirror. Did something happen before the show?" Excalibur said as Ami began to run around the table, looking impatient for something while fiddling with the microphone.

"Pittsburgh… I don't even need an introduction to this dull-looking, filthy, unhealthy environment city of yours! You just cost me $50 for this dirt on my T-shirt, just so you know! I was supposed to wear a more expensive one but this city just reeks of pollution and I couldn't afford to wear it tonight!" Ami began her show with a complaint with the crowd booing and chanting 'You reek!'.

"She is right, I don't even know what the heck is going on with Pittsburgh but it did make Ami look dirty, they don't deserve this!" Corey complained

"Anyway, let's get to the formalities, and let me introduce to you my special guest, my partner, and my friend, Asuka Langley Soryu!" The host continued and introduced her special guest.

("The Epic" by Downstait) was played in the arena as the guest entered the ring in her casual attire, like Ami with the crowd also booing for her presence. She made a non-stop walk across the ramp to the ring to enter and quickly requested a microphone.

"Looks like Asuka has something to say as well but it would be no surprise if she comments about Pittsburgh as well," Shun said as she grabbed the microphone as the music died down with Asuka looking at the crowd while Ami smiled at her, obviously showing her façade to her partner.

"Okay, first of all, thank you for inviting me on your talk show! Very much appreciated it." Asuka then paused and looked at Ami for a few seconds, just to see how stained her clothes were. "First of all, what the hell happened to you? Did you slip into some mud and didn't bother to change?"

Ami's eyes were awakened and did not expect to ask her. With her eyelids barely twitching, she chuckled.

"I was supposed to change, Asuka. But they do not deserve anything special about my clothes or anything else!" Ami answered, pointing fingers at the crowd while her lip barely curled as if she was annoyed by the question.

"You seemed mad right now. Getting dirty is one thing but is there another reason why you look like this?" Asuka asked again with Ami avoiding the gaze of her partner, with her lip curled and preparing to retort but decided against it. "I mean, you did win a match against Rin last week and that puts you into the title match at Battle Chronicle, correct?"

"Yeah. I did win." Ami nodded but her manner seemed reluctant while Asuka observed her.

"It was because of me, right?"

"Yeah. What about it?" Ami raised an eyebrow at Asuka.

"Then why does your face look like that? Can you answer the question for me?"

"Of course, I can answer!" Ami cried, which caught Asuka caught off-guard. "It's because my appearance looks filthy and I can't seem to stand that I am making an appearance here at Pittsburgh!" The crowd then booed when Ami mentioned the city.

"Is that so?" Asuka replied unsurely and rubbed her chin, thinking mentally before her mind and mouth went agape as Ami nodded at her continuously. "Then you should be happy right now despite how you are looking right now. But you seemed way more assertive than before."

"What do you mean by that?!" Ami then asks loudly.

"Is it because…" Asuka paused. "…you are having a thought about me attacking you and abruptly ending our friendship?"

The crowd loudly cooed in interest after Asuka dropped an unexpected assumption to Ami, whose face couldn't read for a while.

"No! I wouldn't have thought about that right after I won the match! And besides, I will help you win the match and get that Women's World Title out of Rin Tohsaka's shoulder." Ami answered.

Asuka nodded and understanding her reasonings, began to think of something.

"I hear you very clearly, Ami. You'll help me, right?" Asuka asked.

"Yeah, I'll help you." Ami reiterated her answer with a continuous nod. "It's for our friendship!"

"Yeah, friendship…" Asuka muttered quietly. "Okay, I tell you what, you will help me win the title on Battle Chronicle."

Ami nodded again.

"And I need you to listen to what I am going to say, so listen carefully…"

"Alright, I got you, friend! My ears are clear!" Ami exclaimed, rubbing her right ear tightly.

"Once our match begins at Battle Chronicle… you will lay down for me."

Ami's face froze but quickly recovered her stance and feigned shaking her ears.

"Sorry, what was that?" Ami asked as Asuka took a few steps forward against her to make her statement loud and clear for the former.

"I know you can hear me, lay down for me this Saturday, so I can become the new AVW Women's World Champion," Asuka repeated the question clearly as Ami was looking at a murmuring crowd. "Don't listen to them, listen to me! I am your friend!"

Ami was supposed to speak but Asuka puts the microphone down against her.

"Will you do the honors for me… as a friend?" Asuka pleads to Ami slowly and quietly that she is making her look hypnotized under her voice.

Ami's face looked down as if she was torn and couldn't decide what to answer for her friend.

"Ami Kawashima is conflicted." Excalibur simply stated.

Ami then raises her face to face Asuka against her. The blue-haired girl put the microphone up against her lips to give her answer as she smiled widely.

"Hehe. I would—"

("My Last Breath" by Evanescence) played as the crowd began to cheer once the presence of the champion was shown on the ramp when she raised her belt in the air, also her student was behind her. Meanwhile, both Asuka and Ami look annoyed.

"Here's the AVW Women's World Champion Rin Tohsaka with Chitoge Kirisaki flanked from behind! And I think she has something to say to these two and I think she is also intrigued by whatever is going on inside of that ring!" Shun exclaimed as the music stopped when Chitoge offered the microphone to Rin, who then heard her name from the crowd.

Rin chuckled at the two seemingly not on the same page as she put her microphone against her lips while her music stopped to give her comments.

"I know, I know. Sorry to break this confusing drama that you are trying to pull. Of course, you are friends, right? Just to keep up on how it works, let's talk about what friends are supposed to be. Friends are supposed to back you up when the situation isn't in your favor." Rin said as Chitoge raised a small green flag in the air. "That's a green flag."

Meanwhile, Asuka kept an annoyed face when Rin was talking while Ami had a blank expression on her face.

"Friends would repay you after an act of sacrifice or if you do the bidding for that one friend." Rin continued as Chitoge raised the green flag again. "That's a green flag."

Asuka was shouting at Rin incoherently while Ami retained the same indescribable face of hers.

"Friends will compliment and thank you for everything that you did," Rin said as Chitoge once again raised the green flag. "That's another green flag!"

"However, as far as those three components that I have mentioned and your friendship goes… I haven't seen anything about them in you two, so…" Rin paused and grabbed another flag and revealed the color of it. "That's a red flag!"

The audience cooed simultaneously while Asuka was blabbering continuously about her comments while Ami, whose hair now covered her face.

"Rin is trying to manipulate, gaslight those two! They were just trying to make amends for each other!" Corey complained.

"What I'm trying to say is… sometimes, you have to put friendship on the line to get your moment, and as far as one's opportunity goes, grab that opportunity and take advantage of it!" Rin exclaimed as Chitoge nodded in agreement.

"You need to shut your mouth for a second and what you're trying to do! You are just trying to separate us with your comments! And that's not going to make us break! You are just trying to intimidate us with words!" Asuka spoke on her microphone to the chorus of boos while Ami kept her quiet phase while she kept listening to everything she hears.

"I wasn't speaking to you, Asuka. I was talking to your friend, Ami Kawashima!" Rin replied to the coos of the crowd as when her name was mentioned, she began to move and her eyes became serious. "You need to step out of this, you need to step up!"

"No, she's not going to follow you! She will follow on me, not you or not everybody!" Asuka shouted back as the crowd continues to boo Asuka while Ami finally stares at Asuka, which made the crowd cooed in interest and Asuka took a step back.

Ami then puts the microphone back under her mouth, where she finally speaks for the first time after a few minutes of silence.

"Asuka, as a friend, I will do the right thing," Ami answered in a nonchalant tone as she went to the other side of the ring while Asuka laughed at the crowd and laughed at Rin, who frowned at the reaction.

Meanwhile, on the back of the ring, Ami picks up a flower vase on the table after letting go of the microphone and looks at the fragile object attentively. But then, the crowd was in awe when her menacing stare moved to Asuka, who had no idea what was happening behind her, as she tightly clawed the vase in her hand and attempted to hit her with it.

"Uh-oh, I think Ami has made her decision on her own, gentlemen!" Excalibur said as Ami waited for Asuka to turn around while Rin moved to the side to look at what was happening behind Asuka, who was clueless about what was happening.

When Asuka realizes it, she turns around to see Ami staring at her but this time, the vase is sent back against the table and the intensity in her eyes is not there anymore, which the crowd booed.

"Thank goodness, it did not happen!" Corey said in relief as Asuka got confused at the moment but Ami stole the microphone from her and spoke.

"Looks like I forgot to bring it but the good thing is, I bring this," Ami said and was referring to her fist then focused back to the ramp where Rin and Chitoge were situated currently.

Meanwhile, Rin told Chitoge to leave and could handle the situation on her own and sent the red flag back to her as she nodded and walked out, leaving Rin alone because Ami suddenly rolled out of the ring on her own, leaving Asuka alone inside to fight Rin, who run towards her and drops the belt as they fight in the middle of the ramp to the cheers of the crowd.

"Ami has heard enough of the spiels of the champion and has come to take her frustrations out to the champion!" Corey exclaimed as Asuka was watching the whole scene right in front of her.

All of a sudden, from behind, the crowd went wild again as Rei Ayanami jumped from behind Asuka and clubbed her multiple times on a corner. On the outside, Ami gains the upper hand when she ducks a Clothesline and hits her with a Big Boot.

"Rei Ayanami is looking to take out on her perennial rival, Asuka Langley Soryu! While Ami Kawashima gets the upper hand with that boot over the champion!" Excalibur exclaimed as Ami grabbed the head of Rin and stared at the crowd, who was jeering at her and attempting to send her to the steel steps.

However, Rin reverses the attempt when she sends Ami's back onto the steel stairs to the cheers of the crowd. While Rei looked to squash Asuka to the corner but was halted by Asuka's Back Elbow as she jumped to the middle rope to attack Rei but Rei fought back when she caught Asuka in midair and tossed her to one of the couches with an Exploder Suplex.

"Holly molly! Asuka just got ragdolled with a Suplex by Ayanami!" Shun exclaimed as both Rin and Rei saw their adversaries staggering and simultaneously hit Superkicks on both Ami and Asuka, sending them out of the ringside and the ring respectively.

"Superkicks in stereo by Tohsaka and Ayanami! And would you look at that?!" Corey said as now Rei and Rin stared at each other with the latter picking up the championship belt, raising it highly against her head, and telling Rei that 'she will be leaving the PPV still the champion' while Rei fought back saying that she will 'beat her like what she did to her student a few weeks ago'. "A staredown between favorites on leaving Philly the AVW Women's World Champion! Which one of these four women will be the champion at Battle Chronicle?"

Backstage Area

"Hey! Please stop it! You should have saved it for the event!" Ristarte shouted to Seiya, who was currently assaulting Sakuta with multiple stomps and shots to the body of a prone Sakuta against the production crates.

As soon as the cry was said, security personnel went to the aggressor and pulled him by force while he was trying to get more offense to the defendant, who tried to get up from his feet. Meanwhile, the General Manager, Kokomi Teruhashi, arrived at the scene where she saw Ristarte's concerned look while looking at Seiya.

"I heard what she said, she's right. Save it at Battle Chronicle." She said to Seiya, who stopped kicking his foot once she heard the GM's voice. "If you continue this unwanted assault, then I have no choice but to give you a suspension… without pay!"

"I understand," Seiya said, nodding to the plea of the GM as he forcefully made it out of the grasp of the security personnel until he walked out of sight, while Ristarte childishly followed him and shouted at him to wait for her.

While all of a sudden, they were caught off-guard when both Kaname Chidori and Mikoto Misaka brawled in front of Teruhashi, exchanging forearm strikes. Kaname blocks one of Mikoto's strikes and knocks her down to the floor with a High Knee Strike. The GM does not like what is happening and decides to interfere in their altercation and avoid Kaname attempting for her Blue-sycho Knee Strike by stepping up against her.

"Also for you, Miss Kaname. If you are trying to end her, maybe wait for Battle Chronicle. Or else, maybe yours will end but it's your time here instead." She warns Kaname, who was irked by the scolding but took a heavy, deep breath to calm herself.

"Fine! I'll wait for the event and I hope it will end that night." Kaname said, who raised her hands, and walked out of the sight of the GM as she went to Misaka to consult her but she waved off the hands of the GM, much to her surprise, and went back off on her feet, trying not to look on the authority figure.

"I'll be the one that ends her," Mikoto muttered softly but with a hint of aggression in her voice while she clutched her head as she walked out of sight of the general manager.

("MAYDAY feat. Ryo from CRYSTAL LAKE" by coldrain) played in the arena as the champions arrived explosively, literally, after pyro blasting beside them and leaped simultaneously, with Arthur barely hopped, as additional pyro blasted on the Tron with the crowd cheering on them.

"This singles match is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit. Introducing first, being accompanied by one-half of the AVW World Tag Team Champion Arthur Boyle; from Tokyo, Japan and he is the other half of the AVW World Tag Team Champions, Shinra Kusakabe!" Mai Sakurajima announced as the champs shared fives and fists with the fans beside the ramp with their belts slinging against their shoulders.

"Well, the tag team champions are here in Elevation two weeks ago, where they have found their new contenders for the titles that will be contested in Philadelphia! And just to see how they don't want to be left out from the scene, they privately requested this match with the General Manager this week, by one and only, Shinra Kusakabe." Excalibur stated as they entered the ring, disrobing their outfits.

"As you can see while they disrobe their outfits, Arthur Boyle's left leg has been attached with a brace, still feeling the effects of the grueling path to victory from the Tag Team Turbulence Tournament and this might be another reason why Shinra steps up to the plate," Shun added as they were waiting for the entrance of their opponents

("Blood / Water" by grandson) now playing in the arena as the trio arrived on the ramp and the two of them knelt on the ramp while the boar-headed individual standing behind them and all of them stood up to scream into a battle cry as they punched their hands with their fists and raised it in the air to a great response.

"And his opponent, being accompanied by Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke, Tanjiro Kamado!" Mai Sakurajima announced as they partially interacted with the fans.

"The same case goes with this team as well, with Zenitsu suffering possibly a back injury from the three-way tag team match two weeks ago! Zenitsu has to back out on this one and make sure he is 100% healed up in time for Battle Chronicle!" Excalibur explained as both Zenitsu and Tanjiro entered the ring to climb to different turnbuckles while Inosuke was outside to howl once more to the fans until they met the champions.

"They are even at a disadvantageous perspective but how they can be sure they are all 100% if their other partner might not be also a hundred percent after this match?" Corey asked as both Zenitsu and Arthur went back to the outside to send them a message before the match commenced.

The match began when the referee signaled the timekeeper to ring the bell as both men began when they lock up in the center until Tanjiro grabbed the leg of Shinra and mounts him to hit with multiple punches as the referee scolded Tanjiro and raised his hands.

Tanjiro then grabs Shinra by the hair and pushes him to a corner as he makes a run towards Shinra, who fights back with a Back Elbow, followed by a few punches that send Tanjiro staggering off the corner to the cheers of the crowd. Shinra jumps to the second rope to attempt to hit the Disaster Kick but Tanjiro ducks under the kick as he grabs Shinra's arm from behind and attempts Striking Tide (Ripcord Headbutt) but is also ducked by Shinra, who bounces to the ropes and explodes with a Running Clothesline, sending Tanjiro rolling to the outside.

"Great reversals but Shinra was able to make the step forward with a sudden and impactful Running Lariat!" Excalibur exclaimed as Shinra saw Tanjiro backing off on his feet and went to the ropes to ricochet himself and launch himself to the outside with a Suicide Dive, taking out Tanjiro to the barricade with the crowd and Arthur applauding him.

"Shinra takes it outside with a Suicide Dive and he doesn't want Tanjiro to make any move that could cost the match," Corey said as Shinra sent Tanjiro back into the ring. But before Shinra could make it back inside, Inosuke tries to interfere but he sees it coming and warns Inosuke to back off.

When Shinra returns inside the ring, Tanjiro picks up his leg and sends his face to the ropes, hitting a Stun Gun that makes Shinra blinded momentarily as he clutches his face to the coos of the crowd while Zenitsu compliments Inosuke and claps for Tanjiro, who rolls up Shinra with a Schoolboy pin.

Shinra kicks out as Tanjiro picks up Shinra in a quick manner and also hits a Snap Suplex. Tanjiro then bounces to the ropes and lands on Shinra with a Jumping Headbutt to the chest of Shinra with Tanjiro making the pin with a leg hooked.

Shinra kicks out immediately as he nurses his chest, trying to catch his breath, and makes his way against the ropes.

"The danger of getting in a match with Tanjiro Kamado is just asking for a death wish, just ask Nagisa for that!" Shun exclaimed as Tanjiro ran to the ropes and hit a Seated Senton on an unaware Shinra against the ropes, making the champion gasp for air while Arthur was looking at his partner with concern. "Just like that! He is already needing oxygen for that! Geez!"

"Shinra looks could be defeated in a minute right here but I understand his reasons for wanting a match, just to remember to everyone that they are the tag team champions and want a piece of the spotlight. But I think, right now, the people are seeing him in a bad way." Corey said as Tanjiro slowly picked up Shinra, who was hanging on the ropes dearly as he got brutalized by a few Knife Edge Chops to the chest, making the crowd cringe at the sound of the offense.

"Tanjiro is making sure Shinra couldn't have that sufficient amount of adrenaline that he once had right at the start of the match," Excalibur said as Tanjiro whipped Shinra to the other side of the ropes but Shinra somehow ducked the Clothesline attempt as he makes it to the other side of the ropes but got folded when Tanjiro hits a Clothesline.

"Oh, man! Tanjiro just got decked hard with that Lariat!" Shun said in amazement as Tanjiro looked at both Zenitsu and Inosuke, who cheered for him while Arthur was shouting at Shinra to get back up quickly.

Tanjiro decides to take things to the highest level when he begins to make the climb to the top rope as he looks at the downed Shinra, who has not moved from his spot in the middle of the ring. After a few seconds, Tanjiro dives off the top to hit a diving attack but the boot of Shinra suddenly rises and it catches the jaw of Tanjiro, who was staggering lazily and grabs the jaw in pain.

"Shinra was able to lift his foot to stun Tanjiro momentarily and this could be the chance to get back on track!" Excalibur exclaimed as the crowd began to rally behind Shinra, who began to rise from his feet with the help of the ropes while Tanjiro recuperated on a corner.

Shinra sees his opponent in the corner and begins to run towards Tanjiro to attack him with multiple punches to different body parts, making Tanjiro sit in the corner as his eyes are all raised and etched adrenaline on his face. Shinra then moves back to the other corner and makes a run to Tanjiro and rolls out a Cannonball Senton to a downed Tanjiro.

"Shinra is finally getting the momentum and his adrenaline shows that he is never backing down!" Shun said as Shinra grabbed Tanjiro by the hair and whipped him to the ropes as the latter got knocked down with a Pump Kick by the former as Shinra made for the cover with a leg hooked.

Tanjiro kicks out, making Shinra a bit upset from the count but remains calm to make a reprieve of himself.

"Shinra with an explosive offense and he needs to keep the momentum going since the kick out from Tanjiro will ruin it," Corey advised as Shinra quickly grabbed Tanjiro's body and attempted to whip him to the ropes but surprisingly, Tanjiro reversed the attempt by capturing Shinra's leg and launches him to the top rope with a Stun Gun, hitting the throat of the champion, where the crowd went in awe from the spot as Shinra clutches his throat, making Arthur looked over at his partner with concern.

"Bad landing on the top rope with that Stun Gun and Tanjiro is looking for the clearing on his reprieve to take over the match on his own accord," Excalibur said as Tanjiro slid toward Shinra with a Baseball Slide Dropkick, sending Shinra falling to the floor outside. The crowd began to make noise when Tanjiro cupped his ear to listen to the reaction of the fans and nodded, signaling himself to take control. The referee began to count over Shinra.

"And you can hear the crowd here in Pittsburgh, they are leading the charge for Tanjiro to take control!" Excalibur exclaims as Tanjiro ricochets himself to the ropes and attempts to take down Shinra outside with a Suicide Dive but Shinra packs a Forearm Shot straight to the face of Tanjiro, making an awkward fall to the apron and then to the floor, causing Inosuke nearby to be horrified.

"Oh, my goodness! That could have ended worse but that momentum of that Suicide Dive is quite tricky to stop and Shinra made quite of an impact with his forearm." Corey said as Shinra ignored the fans' positive reception for him as he grabbed Tanjiro's head and woke him up with a few Knife Edge Chops. Tanjiro made a quick tap to the chest to recuperate the pain before Shinra grabbed his head again, attempting to a move. However, Shinra glances back to see Inosuke, protesting at him incoherently as he smirks when he jumps and uses Inosuke, who dropped instantly to the floor, as a platform to spike Tanjiro's head with a Tornado DDT onto the floor. The crowd's awe was palpable in the arena and they began cheering for Shinra.

"Innovative of a move, using Inosuke as a platform by Shinra but he needs to realize that the count of the referee continues regardless of how cool the maneuver is!" Shun said as Shinra heard the referee counting at 9, he hastily pushed the carcass of Tanjiro back inside while he followed, stopping the count automatically.

"One count away almost made this match a no-winner contest and with a quick thinking of Shinra despite the fatigue, he used his weight to send back his opposition to the ring," Corey said as Shinra crawled to the body of Tanjiro to make the cover by extending the arm to the chest.

Tanjiro's arm was up right before the three count and this time both Shinra and Arthur were surprised that Tanjiro was up while Zenitsu shouted at his partner to keep going despite in a disadvantage while the crowd began to support Tanjiro.

"The massive creativeness of Shinra went off as the weariness and slowness of the response to make that pin attempt does not make up for a victory for Shinra for his team. And now, all he gotta do is to make a quick decision." Corey commented as Shinra instantly picked up Tanjiro and whipped him to a corner, hitting his chest with the turnbuckles with Shinra using his head to send his opponent to the top turnbuckle in a sitting position.

"And just like you said, Corey, he has made the decision and decided that this has got to end from the top! Tanjiro is barely making any movements at this point and this might not end well for him!" Shun exclaimed in anticipation as Shinra began to climb to the turnbuckles at a slow pace and unloaded a hard fist shot to the face and sent another punch, stunning Tanjiro; however, the crowd lit up when Tanjiro fought back when he blocked the third punch, shocking Shinra, who pulls the other fist but was blocked as well, causing for Arthur and Zenitsu to be appalled by the latest scene.

"How in the world did those right hands wake Tanjiro up?!" Shun asked in amazement as Tanjiro fought back with a rough-looking headbutt, stunning Shinra, followed by another headbutt, causing Shinra to fall on the mat.

"It looks like Tanjiro is in the right but precarious position, he is looking for that Diving Headbutt in his arsenal!" Excalibur stated as the crowd was shocked to see Shinra standing up on his own but Tanjiro held him back with a Knee Strike to the side of Shinra's face, sending him wobbly in the center.

"Shinra is basically running in spaghetti legs, Tanjiro needs to make the perfect shot!" Corey exclaimed as all of a sudden, Shinra instinctively ran towards the top with Tanjiro, who automatically saw his opponent climbing up and grabbing him, hitting an Avalanche Michinoku Driver, making the crowd wake up with the sudden impact. The impact also hurt both competitors in the process.

"Wow! The suddenness and the impact of that Michinoku Driver almost took the life out of these two and the breaths of the crowd here in Pittsburgh! This is unbelievable!" Excalibur shouted as Tanjiro sprawled toward the lifeless body of Shinra to make a pin attempt.

This time, Shinra's arm was up in time before the 3, causing for the fans to cheer and shout 'This is awesome!' a few times.

"That Michinoku Driver from the top was almost a match-ender but Tanjiro couldn't make the quickest cover! This is getting ridiculous at this point!" Corey complained as Tanjiro became desperate at this point as the adrenaline kicked in when he picked up Shinra's arm, attempting for the Striking Tide (Ripcord Headbutt) but Shinra miraculously countered with a Back Body Drop using his limited strength, making Tanjiro land on his back on the mat. Shinra takes a deep breath and jumps to the top rope and hits the Disaster Kick, causing Tanjiro to get dazed in the middle of the ring.

"Shinra's strength to carry on at this point is questionable and Tanjiro is still standing and he is out loopy, he is looking for that final shot!" Excalibur said as Shinra went to the other side of the ropes to hit a second Disaster Kick. Before he can jump, Zenitsu shouts at Shinra to take it easy on his partner but the latter argues that it does not matter anymore.

"Uh-oh. Looks like Zenitsu doesn't want to see his teammate get hurt towards Battle Chronicle!" Shun said as Arthur went towards Zenitsu and faced him to question his intentions on interrupting Shinra while the referee was shouting at them not to make a raucous outside. Meanwhile, Inosuke enters the ring and pushes Tanjiro towards the unaware Shinra, instinctively waking up Tanjiro as he makes the pin attempt with an O'Connor Roll as Inosuke slides back outside with the referee sighting the pin, beginning the count.

The bell rang in succession as Tanjiro wisely rolled out of the ring while Shinra looked upset when the bell chimed. Inosuke then assists Tanjiro, followed by Zenitsu.

"Here is your winner, Tanjiro Kamado!" Mai Sakurajima announced the winner of the match as the champions were inside the ring, where Arthur asked Shinra if he was okay and told him that he got caught off-guard by the tirade outside.

"Tanjiro Kamado steals a victory against Shinra Kusakabe! And that pretty means one thing, one-half of the contenders pin the one-half of the Tag Team Champions!" Excalibur stated as Tanjiro raised his hand while Zenitsu told them that they had their number towards their match at the pay-per-view.

"Thanks to the assistance of Inosuke, he got off unscathed and led his brothers to victory!" Shun exclaimed as Shinra's look didn't feel right as he pounded the mat a few times in frustration.

"You are right, Kaido. This might feel their confidence off ahead of their championship match in Philadelphia." Corey said as the camera transitioned to the locker room, where it spotted the trio of Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, and the AVW World Champion Izuku Midoriya, standing and sitting against the bench and the lockers.

"Tonight is another night for me to stand up and face my opponents last time before our match at Battle Chronicle!" Midoriya said to the other two, who nodded immediately. But before the champion could continue, Bakugo stood up from the bench and faced Midoriya.

"Listen, Deku. I am hoping that in Philadelphia is the last time that you will face those two, especially for that Shinji guy." Bakugo commented as he patted the shoulder of Midoriya while Todoroki listened attentively.

"I don't mind about that, but… I don't get your dislike for Shinji especially, how you knocked him down before. Tell me, what's going on? What's wrong?" The champion nodded and also reciprocated the shoulder tap back to Bakugo, who went silent for a while and slowly released the grip of his buddy from his shoulder.

"I know he's great but don't you think, he's way too outgoing on you and in fact, you're way too easy to be approachable to him, and let's not forget that he's going for your championship! Do you not see the pattern here?!" Bakugo continues the complaint while he is tapping the championship belt on Midoriya's shoulder. But all of a sudden, Todoroki stands up from the bench and pats Bakugo's head, surprising the latter, and faces him.

"Okay, you are overcomplicating things now. You are thinking way too much of this." Todoroki said to his partner, whose lips curled after taking a dose of advice. "I mean, Shinji is a great individual and he is a great wrestler too! Did you see him almost taking out Nagisa last week? I think his talent is on par with Deku and I know he is there, not just to be the one possibly taking the title from him, but he's there to protect him against Nagisa. I know that Shinji is not the guy who has bad intentions against him or any of us."

Bakugo took a whole minute to digest everything that his comrade had sent to him and unsurprisingly, he nodded and understood the whole thing, but could not contain his doubts about the whole scenario.

"I… understand. But, if he or Nagisa tries to lay a hand on you, we'll be there, you know that."

"Got it." Midoriya nodded and offered a fist to both Todoroki and Bakugo, who immediately sent their fists to the former as he glanced back between them, nodding before he could speak again. "I'll get going."

Midoriya then fades out of sight of the camera, where both Bakugo and Todoroki are left alone in the locker room.

Right before the camera pans back to the arena, the screen suddenly becomes distorted as it goes static right before the screen transfers to a bedroom, where a woman in her yukata is blankly staring at a dull and dirty-looking briefcase in the bed.

The woman then grabs the said briefcase and inspects closely that it was protected with a combination lock. Although she remains stationary and nonchalant, she simply draws the lines toward the correct numbers of 032922 as these numbers automatically open the briefcase, which is contained by a simple pair of black leather gloves, in which the lady picks the object up.

The music begins to play with a sinister instrumental of violin once the girl dramatically wears the pair of gloves. Once the gloves are on, the girl slowly stares at the camera and suddenly pushes a hand to the camera, ending the segment to pure black. A few seconds back, the regular programming resumed smoothly.

"Well, Bakugo is still doubting about trusting Shinji for a championship match but he has nothing else to protest but to watch this whole face-off unfold, which happens tonight!" Corey commented as both Shun and Excalibur nodded.

"And due to the interference of Ochako Uraraka from the 6-man tag team match earlier, she and the team of Katsuki Bakugo and Shoto Todoroki will face the team of Yato and Yukine, and Hitagi Senjougahara of SOS Brigade at Battle Chronicle in a 6-person tag team match!" Excalibur happily announced.

"It's been going for the past few weeks and it feels like this Saturday, everyone from these teams, specifically, Uraraka and Senjougahara, shall face inside the ring once and for all. Will SOS Brigade gain the upper hand this time?" Shun stated as the camera pans to the entrance, where the next match will begin.

("Imaginary" by Evanescence) played next as the lights shut off monetarily until a spotlight sight a silhouette of four women in the middle of the ramp. Two were kneeling while the other two were standing behind them with their belts raised. The light went back to reveal the quartet of AVW Women's Tag Team Champions, which the crowd was not pleased by their appearance and began to march their way to the ring with a serious look on their faces.

"The following 8-women tag team match is scheduled for one fall, with a 30-minute time limit! Introducing first, Cecilia Alcott, Houki Shinonono, Laura Bodewig, & Charlotte Dunois – Team Stratos!" Mai Sakurajima introduced the champions one by one, they slowly entered the ring through the ropes, looking at the fans who were starting to chant 'U.S.A.' at them. The quartet combined efforts to raise the two belts with such pride that the crowd began to jeer at the four women in the ring.

"Team Stratos has quite made a statement for these past few weeks for their challengers for their titles. Attacking Kill la Familia and they didn't make an exception for their friends, The Mage Sisters. Hence, this match was made." Excalibur stated as the quartet made turns berating the crowd around them.

"There is no individual that will not understand the agenda of Team Stratos and it is very made clear with their actions – that is pure dominance," Corey said as the belts were surrendered to the referee as the team was waiting for their opponents to arrive.

("Wild Thing" by X) was played in the background with the fans cheering for the arrival of the #1 contenders. But the crowd's response became louder when two individuals were behind as they looked at the jovial fans beside them.

"Whoa! Would you look at that?" Excalibur exclaimed and chuckled in surprise as the newly arrived quartet began to walk downstairs while the champions were not impressed with what they are currently seeing.

"And their opponents, the team of Sistine Fibel and Rumia Tingel, The Mage Sisters, and Satsuki Kiryuin and Ryuko Matoi – Kill la Familia!" Mai Sakurajima announced the other team, who just hopped over the barricade to glare at their opponents.

"Their eyes say it all, they want to avenge what Team Stratos did to them two weeks ago. But it would not be a successful one if they can't get those AVW Women's Tag Team Championships away from them. And this Saturday night, they are looking to tear the international empire of Team Stratos in a Street Fight!" Shun said as the team of Kill la Familia and The Mage Sisters entered through the ropes to confront the champions but were surprisingly stopped by the sole referee who told them to decide on who was starting the match, the same gesture was brought also to Team Stratos as the two teams separate each other and pull themselves to their respective corners.

After a minute of brainstorming, it was decided that both Sistine Fibel and Charlotte Dunois would initiate the match as the referee automatically signals the timekeeper to ring the bell. When it chimed, both women began with a tie-up and it ended quickly as Charlotte pushed Sistine, making her roll backward to an isolated corner.

"Easy as 1-2-3, the strength test is instantly won by Charlotte and she is showing that she is not just a beauty but an athlete!" Corey exclaimed as Charlotte flexed her arm, followed by toying with the booing crowd with jumping jacks. Charlotte then rushes toward Sistine, who sees her opponent coming towards her and slides under Charlotte, who holds the ropes to avoid making contact with the top turnbuckle. When she turns around, she is met by rapid chops and kicks to the chest by Sistine.

"Of course, let's not forget the final stretch of their AVW Women's Tag Team Championship Match two weeks ago in a losing effort. Sistine is looking to ground Charlotte and isolate her in the corner, she has never forgotten what happened in that match." Excalibur said as Sistine calmed after the referee scolded her for the nonstop offense to the corner and began to climb up to the middle rope to the cheers of the crowd, executing a Monkey Flip, sending Charlotte flying across the ring to the other empty corner, landing back first on the canvas.

"Amazing offense by Sistine, taking her opponent in the air right to the other side of the town!" Shun said in amazement as Sistine ran to their corner and tagged her partner, Rumia Tingel to the delight of the crowd. Rumia then crouches and is on fours as Sistine sprints toward her partner's back and jumps off to hit an Uppercut to Charlotte on the other side of the corner.

"Poetry in Motion with an Uppercut to the face of Charlotte and the team of Mage Sisters are in control of the match," Excalibur said as both Rumia and Sistine huddled for a bit until they both grabbed Charlotte in the center of the ring. They both kicked Charlotte's gut and attempted to lift her up with a Double Team Vertical Suplex. However, Laura enters the ring and clubs the back of Rumia as now the former and Charlotte teamed up to attempt their own Double Vertical Suplex. A few seconds later, Ryuko enters the fray and smacks the back of Laura, also attempting, this time for a Triple Vertical Suplex. But then, Cecilia spoils the party after entering the ring and deck Ryuko's back, their team attempting their own Triple Vertical Suplex. Surprisingly, Satsuki joins the struggle when he enters the ring to pound the back of Cecilia.

"Time after time, second after second, everyone is joining in the ring to see who can make a big impact on what seems to be a multi-woman Vertical Suplex attempt!" Excalibur exclaimed as the team of Satsuki attempted for a Quadruple Vertical Suplex but unsurprisingly, Houki entered the last to hit Satsuki in the back as she completed her team to lift them up for their Quadruple Team Vertical Suplex. However, the opposition blocked the attempt as the team of Ryuko attempted the same thing but was also blocked. But in a matter of seconds, Ryuko, Satsuki, Sistine, and Rumia all gathered enough energy to lift the champions into a Quadruple Team Vertical Suplex, sending their backs into the canvas and rolling outside of the ring, except for Charlotte to the applause of the fans in the arena.

"Amazing coordination by the team of Kill la Familia and The Mage Sisters with that 4-woman Suplex and the fans here are loving it!" Shun exclaimed as the prevailing team made their way back to their corner while Rumia made the cover.

Charlotte kicks out after the two count of the referee as Rumia picks the former up and hits a few Knife Edge Chops and follows up with an Irish Whip, where Charlotte ricochets off the ropes as she collides with a Back Elbow by Rumia, sending the French girl down in the canvas.

"Charlotte keeps getting punished by their opponents and this might spell trouble for the champions," Corey said as Rumia was supposed to make a pin attempt but Charlotte instinctively rolled underneath the bottom rope. Rumia tries to grab her but the referee halts her attempt as she protests to the official, who checks over the condition of the downed Charlotte. Meanwhile, the crowd booed when Houki attacked Rumia from behind with a Clothesline to the back of her head as Cecilia followed suit as both she and Houki grabbed Rumia's head and hit a Double Reverse DDT on Rumia, sending her back of her head first in the canvas. The fans continued to jeer over the champions when they attacked Ryuko, Satsuki, and Sistine in the corner with their forearm shots, landing them outside of the ring.

"Team Stratos keeps using cheap tactics just to get the advantage since one of their members is getting dismantled for the past few minutes!" Shun complained as both Houki and Cecilia wisely rolled out of the ring to avoid getting caught. Charlotte shows signs of consciousness when she rolls to their corner to make a tag to Laura, who was eager to make an impact in the match as she runs to the ropes to hit Rumia, who just sits up, her Jumping Seated Senton and makes the cover by hooking both of her feet.

Rumia kicks out as Laura picks up the former by the hair and whips her to the empty corner, where the latter makes a run to the former, hitting a Running Corner Clothesline, followed by a Snapmare Takedown.

"It's called ring awareness, Kaido, and that's why there are the women's tag team champions for a reason. They are trying to keep their opponents grounded." Corey replied as Laura tagged Charlotte back in with both of them hitting Rumia with a Double Dropkick. Cecilia shouted to the two that they must continue the barrage, much to the dislike of the crowd. Laura then sends herself onto Charlotte in a Cazadora position and rolls forward under the latter's skirt to complete the Cazadora Splash tag team maneuver, which wowed a portion of fans and made Rumia grab her gut in pain as Charlotte makes the cover with a leg hooked.

Rumia kicks out as her team begins to rise up and climb back up to the apron, extending their arms desperately. However, Charlotte grabs Rumia's neck to lock in the Dragon Sleeper hold.

"There's the Dragon Sleeper and just like what the name intends to be, this might be night-night for Rumia Tingel!" Excalibur exclaimed as Charlotte toys the other team when she grabbed an arm toward their opposition, mocking them for a tag, which the crowd did not like what they were seeing while her team reacted otherwise.

"Charlotte is playing with a body that is in deep, deep trouble. How could she be this arrogant?!" Shun complained of Charlotte's antics as the hold continued to apply on Rumia, who was continuing to struggle by flailing her arm. After quite some time, Rumia found a way to break the hold by slowly walking towards the nearest ropes as she stepped on the top rope and was able to backflip off the hold, causing the fans to be amazed by the feat. However, Houki secretly pats the back of Charlotte, treating it as a tag by the referee. Rumia, who did not know that the tag was made, pushes Charlotte to the turnbuckles herself to the ropes as Houki enters the ring to hit a Big Boot on Rumia while Charlotte rolls out of the ring, much to the dismay of Rumia's team.

"Beautiful tag coordination by the champions and they are making quite a beatdown meticulously over Rumia Tingel and this might not end well for her team," Corey said as Houki quickly grabbed Rumia's body, scooping her up and attempted for a Fallaway Slam. But surprisingly, Rumia fights back with a few Elbow Shots to the kidney area of Houki, who releases her while she clutches to the said part. This error made Rumia take advantage as she kicked Houki's gut to plant her with a DDT on the canvas, waking up the crowd as Sistine instigated a clapping symphony to gain support for her partner while Ryuko and Satsuki were trying to guide her to make a tag.

"Amazingly, Rumia can find an opening to make a separation for the first time, for like five minutes! Can she make the recovery to tag someone from her team?" Excalibur asked as Rumia began to crawl towards her corner while Houji just regained composure after the DDT as Team Stratos began to panic on their side. After a few seconds, Rumia jumped to the nearest hand, and the tag was made to Ryuko while Houki just stood up and realized that the dynamic had changed on the opposition's side.

"Oh, here goes Ryuko! She could not wait for herself to get some dose of those fists to Team Stratos!" Shun exclaimed in excitement as Ryuko rapidly struck Houki's body with punches, causing the latter to daze temporarily. Ryuko went to the ropes to attack Houki, who attempts for a Clothesline but the former ducks to take down Laura on the apron with a hard punch. Ryuko then went back to Houki to fire back with a Clothesline but this did not make the latter collapse as she focused her attention on Cecilia, who was scarred for her life after realizing that she was alone in the apron as she tried to make an offense but Ryuko pulls her inside of the ring by yanking the ropes, causing for Cecilia to land on her back in pain in the corner and leaving the crowd with cheerful chants for Ryuko.

"Ryuko is a one-woman wrecking crew right now and the adrenaline couldn't get better after waiting for a long time in that apron as she takes out three-fourths of the tag team champions!" Excalibur exclaimed as Ryuko finally took down Houki with a third Clothesline, sending Houki to the corner where also Cecilia was resting. Ryuko then hypes the fans up as Satsuki enters the ring and sights both Houki and Cecilia on the corner, not realizing that they are lined up. Because of this, Satsuki capitalizes on the situation as she runs towards her enemies to hit a Stinger Splash, sandwiching both Houki and Cecilia in the process.

"Satsuki with an assist to her sister with that Stinger Splash! And the crowd is on fire for Kill la Familia!" Corey shouted as both Houki and Cecilia were dazed from the Splash, both Satsuki and Ryuko nodded to each other as they grabbed their adversary and both hit an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex simultaneously, tossing them across to the other side of the ring while the crowd was cheering for the prevailing team.

"Kill la Familia is figuratively killing Team Stratos with their efficient tag team strategy. Their intentions are well-known by now if they win those AVW Women's Tag Team Championships in Philadelphia!" Shun said as the camera saw Charlotte standing alone on one side of the ringside area when Sistine entered the ring to target the blonde French girl and went to the ropes to hit Charlotte with a Tope Suicida, sending themselves to the barricade. The crowd began cheering again after the move was hit. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ringside, they saw the other three members huddling up at the same time. Both Ryuko and Satsuki decided to take things to the air when they attempt to take them down with double dives; however, Satsuki's feet got caught by the members of Team Stratos, and pulls her outside of the ring to pummel them with fists on her body to the chorus of boos.

"Oh! Satsuki did not realize that they were a few inches away from the outside and Team Stratos took advantage of this mistake and they are currently taking out the strongest member of the opposing side!" Excalibur exclaimed as Ryuko stopped her momentum after she realized that her older sister was getting assaulted by her opponents; additionally, Rumia attempted to even the attack by decking out the other members of Team Stratos, whose packed dog mentality was as strong as they were now attacking both Rumia and Satsuki at the same time. Realizing that she is alone inside the ring, she makes a run towards the corner and leaps to the top turnbuckle to dive off with a Somersault Plancha, earning roars and eventual expletives from the hot crowd.

"Holy cow! Ryuko has just taken out almost everyone with a Somersault and she might be out as well! This rapid-fire action just takes things to the highest level!" Corey exclaimed with pleasure as the crowd began to chant 'This is awesome!" after Ryuko proudly looked at them and focused back on the match to toss Houki, the other legal individual, back to the ring. Ryuko then followed suit to prey on her opponent as she hit a Running Neckbreaker, sending Houki back down and was not going for the cover as she instantly climbed up to the nearest top turnbuckle. Ryuko then looks to the crowd first and dives off the top with a Diving Double Foot Stomp to the chest of Houki as Ryuko makes a pin attempt with both legs hooked.

Laura enters the ring to break the pin, earning boos from the audience as the referee tries to stop Laura from assaulting Ryuko. But the damage was done as Laura sets Ryuko in a kneeling position to hit a Roundhouse Kick, knocking the latter down on the mat.

"The match could have ended there but Laura couldn't stop laying a hand to her enemies and she just took one out with a kick!" Shun said. When Laura turns around, she is met by a Roundhouse Kick by Sistine, hitting the cheekbone of the former as Rumia enters the ring and tells Sistine to climb up as she nods. Rumia then kicks the midsection of Laura and lifts her up in the Powerbomb position but the crowd goes nuts again after Sistine jumps to the top rope and hops to the other side of the ropes to hit a Mage's Eye (Top Flight's Red Eye), sending Laura rolling in pain. Meanwhile, the barrage of moves did not end for Sistine, who jumps off to the apron to see Charlotte getting back up as she kicks her gut to hit Sliced Bread #16 (Shiranui) on the apron, sending both women down outside with the crowd murmuring 'Holy Shit!'.

"Oh, my God! Bodies are everywhere and The Mage Sisters doesn't want to be left alone in this tag team match-up with those breathtaking moves!" Corey said as Rumia saw Cecilia taking a step to the apron and kicked her by the ear with an Enzuigiri and stepped out to the apron and attempted a Release German Suplex to the apron but Cecilia surprisingly landed on her feet on the apron. When Rumia turns around, she is met by a Codebreaker by Cecilia who sends her back of the head bouncing on the hardest part of the ring with a whiplash, making her roll out of the ring. Ryuko intervenes and kicks her hard to send her down outside.

"What a nasty landing from Rumia with the Codebreaker and I think Cecilia's back might have caused damage in the process and Ryuko kicks her out of the apron. And now, we are seeing Ryuko and Houki regaining their focus and composure from all of these actions that we just witnessed, a moment ago!" Excalibur exclaimed as Houki prepared to take out Ryuko with a Spear but before she could hit the move, her momentum stopped when Satsuki surprised Houki with a Spinning Heel Kick, hitting her face in an instant. The crowd began to cheer when Satsuki entered back to the corner to tag herself back in.

"Uh-oh! I think we all know what is going to happen on Houki!" Shun said as Satsuki lifts Houki on her shoulders in an Electric Chair position while Ryuko climbs back to the top turnbuckle. After a few seconds, both of them took down Houki with the Kill la Kill (Electric Chair Drop/Diving Single Leg Kick), with Satsuki taking the cover on Houki.

The bell rang in succession as the music played for Ryuko and Satsuki while their partners slowly came back inside the ring to congratulate them and embrace them. The crowd was continuously cheering for them.

"Here are your winners… the team of The Mage Sisters, and Kill la Familia!" Mai Sakurajima announced the victors of the match as the referee raised the arms of both Ryuko and Satsuki, who both shared arms with Sistine and Rumia respectively.

"The #1 contenders have pinned the champions here tonight at Pittsburgh! And in just a few days, we could be seeing the same outcome but Kill la Familia will now be holding the AVW Women's Tag Team Championships in a Street Fight!" Excalibur announced as the winning team jumped to each corner to celebrate with the fans.

"With their performance tonight, this is a possibility. And this might ruin the reign of Team Stratos, can they draw out a plan and bounce back?" Shun said as the camera was focused on Team Stratos, who were assembled by chance and were frustrated with how the match went through and shouted at Kill la Familia that 'it was a fluke and they will never get their chance just like tonight'.

General Manager's Office

The camera rolled into the office and when the spotlight shone on the one-and-only General Manager Kokomi Teruhashi, the crowd immediately cooed and cheered for her serious stance on her chair as she was going to address something.

"A month ago, we witnessed the history and that history is Anime Valley Wrestling. It has been an eventful and successful run so far that the next pay-per-view event is upon us and might be considered the biggest event of the company – Battle Chronicle! As we all know, we are all so excited by the upcoming event that we could not just fit every moment in a night." She paused and put her arms on her table to fasten with each other, putting a hard and serious face on the camera. "Because Anime Valley Wrestling will bring you – Battle Chronicle: Addendum, which will happen next week here at Elevation, where we will give you the highest quality of matches, moments, and most importantly, that everyone is looking forward to, surprises! You will never know what will happen at that night! Debuts? Returns? Shockers? Who knows? I'll see you all in Newark!"

The camera returns to the commentary team, where they nod and digested all that they heard from the announcement by the General Manager.

"Like we have tried to announce before, next week, days after Battle Chronicle. An extravagant event quite like this won't be fitting for one night. Battle Chronicle: Addendum will be held in Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey! To emphasize what the General Manager has said – there will be surprises in store at this night and she will anticipate your participation in watching next week's Elevation! We will see you there!" Corey reiterated the statement with Shun nodded.

"Well, before the Addendum, let's get back to its prequel, which might be considered the biggest event of AVW – Battle Chronicle! Let's get a rundown for our matches in Philadelphia!" Excalibur cried. "In the main event, AVW World Champion Izuku Midoriya will defend the title in a three-way against Nagisa Shiota and Shinji Ikari, who are both determined that they will be walking out of Wells Fargo Arena, the new AVW World Champion."

"And just announced earlier tonight, Midoriya's brethren Katsuki Bakugo and Shoto Todoroki will team up with Ochako Uraraka to take on SOS Brigade's Yato and Yukine, and their newest recruit Hitagi Senjougahara in a 6-Person Tag Team Match!" Corey added.

"Throughout several weeks, we have determined the six challengers, who will climb up to the top to reach for the coveted and newly-introduced AVW Infinity Championship. Who will be at the top to reach the summit of immortality? We will find out this Saturday night!" Shun exclaimed.

"Meanwhile, four women will collide this Saturday with the AVW Women's World Championship on the line as Rin Tohsaka, the champion, will face three obstacles in Rei Ayanami, Ami Kawashima, and Asuka Langley Soryu! Who will reign over this four-way match? We'll just have to wait and see in Philadelphia!" Excalibur said.

"Right after their victory a few minutes ago, Kill la Familia looks to take over in the women's tag team division to topple the reign of AVW Women's Tag Team Champions Team Stratos in a Philadelphia Street Fight! This match will be a chaotic one and we cannot wait for what we will be witnessing in this extreme rivalry that has been boiling since Tag Team Turbulence!" Corey exclaimed.

"On the other side of things, it's all about who will shine in the men's side of the tag team division as Fire Force will face The Head Hunters, who have gained significant momentum ahead of this AVW World Tag Team Championship match this Saturday! Can they keep the momentum going strong?" Shun asked no one.

"These matches won't end in just a straightforward fashion. The tension between Kaname Chidori and Mikoto Misaka has been boiling since February's Avalanche Slam and they will look to lock up once again in the ring this Saturday. Can Mikoto even this rivalry? Meanwhile, after taking out themselves and their opportunities over the AVW Infinity Championship, Sakuta Azusagawa and Seiya look to settle the score in the battle of big men in Philadelphia, this Saturday!" Excalibur exclaimed and stopped after completing the official matches line-up for the upcoming event.

"Now, we are now rolling the cameras to the ring, where our General Manager Kokomi Teruhashi has been standing and waiting for this face-off between three opponents to be assembled," Shun said as the camera then transitioned to the ring, where the crowd was loudly cheering for the presence of the authority figure.

"Good evening, everyone! Right before the night ends, I wish you all the best in viewing Battle Chronicle this Saturday! I am hoping that you will enjoy the spectacle that we will be putting through!" The GM told the audience. "And now, before their match at Battle Chronicle, they will need at least give each other, their final messages before they can square off in this ring. May the best man win. Let me introduce to you the challengers…"

("Never Die" by All Good Things) lastly played over the arena as the first challenger arrives in the entranceway and fully ignores the pyro and focuses towards the ring but the crowd cheered for him nevertheless.

"Here's one of the challengers for the AVW World Championship at Battle Chronicle – Shinji Ikari, who looks to send his final message to his opponents tonight. And from the way he saunters to the ring, he really has something to send out to them." Excalibur said as he entered through the ropes as he greeted the General Manager and shook hands with her before calling out the timekeeper to give him the microphone.

("Dark in My Imagination by of Verona) is currently playing in the arena as the blue-haired boy enters the arena with a serious swagger on his way of walking, fully ignoring the chorus of boos beside him and also implying that he has something to say to his opponents.

"Also, the same can be said for Nagisa Shiota, entering the ring with a purpose and that is to speak out on whatever he has something to say from his mind. Interestingly, Nagisa doesn't have Karma by his side." Shun said with an observation. The assassin only nods to the authority figure, who reciprocates the gesture back to him and quickly requests a microphone from the staff at ringside.

"And lastly… introducing, your AVW World Champion – Izuku Midoriya!" Kokomi introduced the final competitor for the world championship as the crowd already began to cheer and chant his name.

("Faster" by There for Tomorrow) was played in the arena where smoke began to fill up the ramp, where the World Champion appeared behind him as he was looking at the fans and shared hands with him before he could direct his attention to the ring.

"And last but not the least, the AVW World Champion. Izuku Midoriya, who is also alone on his own tonight, looks to seal the deal with the last messages right before their 3-way match this Saturday night at Philadelphia!" Corey exclaimed as Izuku entered the ring by jumping to the apron and then to the ring as the crowd continued to cheer for the champion, who also wanted a microphone right after shaking hands with the GM. The GM then told them off-microphone that the stage was theirs now as she walked out by herself through the ropes.

"General Manager Teruhashi taking the initiative for these gentlemen to speak up. The tension begins to rise and those stares say it all!" Excalibur exclaimed as the three men looked at each other, glancing between each other to see who was going to break the ice.

"I—" Both Shinji and Nagisa tried to speak but were stopped when Izuku walked to the center of the ring and shoved both of his hands near their faces, much to the interesting coos from the audience and the annoyance of both challengers. Izuku then grabs the microphone from one of his pockets in his pants.

"I know you two wanted to say something before our match… but I can feel that you are trying to send the same message as before. You two can beat out each other again and also, when the ring bells, I'll be your target and do whatever it takes to take me down and win the AVW World Championship from me. Isn't that right, guys?" Izuku spoke out and mimicked what he assumed they were going to say but he got no response and was only glaring at him.

"Yeah, you are right. After I beat this pathetic loser named Shinji, be my guest, I'll break every bone in your body until you cannot move anymore and I'll be the new AVW World Champion this Saturday!" Nagisa made a spiteful remark against the champion, earning boos from the crowd of Philly. Meanwhile, Shinji was glancing at a serious Izuku and a mad Nagisa vice-versa and put his microphone under his mouth.

"Oh, yeah?" Shinji replied to Nagisa. "Not right after I beat you first or even in fact, you can join with your buddy and I have no problem taking you both at the same time." This statement made Nagisa feint a surprised look and sarcastically comment on Shinji incoherently while Izuku covered his mouth to conceal his enjoyment of the current exchange and now faced the champion.

"And, you? The World Champion, who thinks being a champion is so easy and fun. Think again, I have been eyeing that belt since Winter Warfare. I'm not ashamed of what has just transpired in my life for the past few months but that period made me wonder that I will be greater, stronger, and better in this ring. At Battle Chronicle, either one of you will be lying unconscious in the center of the ring, and at the count of three, I will be walking out, the AVW World Champion!"

The passionate message of Shinji garnered sympathetic cheers for Shinji as they chanted his name as he continued.

"Oh, yeah, I can do it even if that Plan B of yours showed up and I can kick it to the curb."

"Wait… what 'Plan B' are you talking about?" Izuku asked, his eyebrows raised in confusion of what Shinji had just said.

"I am talking about one of your friends, what's his name? Bakugo? Yeah, him. Or probably, the other, his name was Todoroki, I think? You can sneak something on your sleeve but I know what you are going to do if you're on the verge of losing your title and—"

"I'll have to cut your crap there!" Izuku then interrupted Shinji, whose face met with the former as the crowd's coo became louder as the tension inside the ring got heated. "I don't have any plans on my sleeve or elsewhere, but I do know that I have one and that is to battle with you two and retain the AVW World Championship! And lastly, keep their names out of your mouth or you don't wanna know what is going to happen to you right now."

Both Shinji and Izuku began to talk trash to one another out of the microphone's area of coverage. Meanwhile, Nagisa took advantage of the situation as he pushes Izuku into Shinji to the ropes with the latter falling to the mat, gaining boos from the crowd as Nagisa attempts to dominate the champion; however, the champion fights Nagisa back with a few punches to the side of the head to the approval of the crowd.

"Oh, wow! Now the tension gets more physical with these three and they couldn't wait to get their fists on their faces before Saturday night when the World Championship is on the line!" Excalibur exclaimed as Izuku took down Nagisa with a Superkick, sending the latter rolling outside. However, Shinji was lurking at Izuku from behind, attempting for his own Superkick; suddenly, the crowd booed when Karma appeared in the ring and shoved Shinji into an unaware Izuku, who just got dropped to the apron as the red-haired assassin took advantage to maul Shinji with punches to the head.

"Now Karma is here capitalizing on the rift between Shinji and the world champion, sending Midoriya outside!" Corey said as Karma distanced himself from Shinji as he was in the corner, attempting for a Big Boot. But the crowd cheered when Shinji hit a Superkick to Karma, who got knocked unconsciously to the outside. But then, the crowd was confused when Katsuki Bakugo entered the ring to take down and mount over Shinji with multiple ground-and-pound offenses.

"What the hell?! Now here comes Bakugo and he has lost it over Shinji and he is now defenseless on his own!" Shun complained as Shoto Todoroki entered the ring next to pull his buddy out of Shinji, who rolled out of the ring and confronted Bakugo about his sudden outburst. But before they could go on, the crowd booed when SOS Brigade's Yato and Yukine attacked both Shoto and Katsuki from behind as they stomped the two brethren continuously.

"And out comes SOS Brigade and their feud isn't over when they face each other once again with their female partners in their team this Saturday at Battle Chronicle! This is getting chaotic by the second!" Excalibur shouted as the camera moved to the outside, where Nagisa and Karma were smirking in the barricade after their plan had worked out in their favor.

"Those two snarky dorks on the outside, I think they have sorted out this plan from the get-go!" Shun complained again as both Nagisa and Karma tried to flee from the scene but the crowd exploded when Naofumi took them down with a Double Clothesline on the ramp and targeted Karma with multiple punches while Shinji focused on Nagisa. Meanwhile, on another side of the ring, Kyon is currently pushing Izuku's face to the barricade.

"Naofumi has taken down both The Assassins and is looking to punish Karma, who broke his arm during their match a few weeks ago! And on the other side, Kyon is here and he is crushing the champion's face! Everything in ringside is a mess with wrestlers around the ring!" Corey shouted as Kyon distanced himself away from Izuku and attempted to hit his Big Boot to the champion, who miraculously hit a Superkick, followed by a Triangle Dropkick with the usage of the steel steps, sending Kyon to the barricade gut first, as he raised his arm and celebrates with the crowd. However, the mood went sour as SOS Brigade's Hitagi Senjougahara lays Izuku with a Lariat, turning him inside out on the floor with the crowd jeering at the newest recruit of the brigade.

"That's Hitagi Senjougahara! The new muscle of the SOS Brigade and she does not give a damn about who she is attacking!" Excalibur exclaimed as the crowd became alive again when on the top rope, Ochako Uraraka dives off to Hitagi with a Diving Crossbody, sending themselves to the floor as the crowd chants 'AVW!' continuously. The crowd grew louder when more talents showed up from the ramp to attack each other. Notably, the other challengers for the AVW Infinity Championship showed up, also are the women who will face for the AVW Women's World Championship and AVW Women's Tag Team Championships.

"Whoa, everyone in the locker room is here in the ringside area and at the entrance! Bodies are everywhere, fists are flying! It's Pandemonium in Pittsburgh!" Excalibur exclaimed as the camera changed from time to time from inside of the ring, ringside area, and the entrance ramp due to a swarm of superstars brawling with one another.

"The camera tells you right now that hell has broken loose and come this Saturday, everyone will settle their scores! But for now, we're all witnessing the preview of a street fight nearby Philly! And it's gonna get ugly! This is one of the darndest things I have ever seen here!" Corey added as more talents enter the ring to continue their attack on their opponents.

The camera suddenly ended as the screen went black, indicating that the show ended.

Results:

'The Shield Hero' Naofumi Iwatani won a 6 Man Last Chance Gauntlet Match to qualify for the AVW Infinity Championship Ladder Match

Rimuru Tempest, Kirito, & 'The Devil Cyborg' Genos def. SOS Brigade (Yato, Yukine, & Kyon) (w/ Hitagi Senjougahara)

Tanjiro Kamado (w/ Zenitsu Agatsuma & Inosuke) def. Shinra Kusakabe (w/ Arthur Boyle)

Kill la Familia (Ryuko Matoi & Satsuki Kiryuin) & The Mage Sisters (Sistine Fibel & Rumia Tingel) def. Team Stratos (Cecilia Alcott, Houki Shinonono, Laura Bodewig & Charlotte Dunois)

Final Match Card for Battle Chronicle:

Rimuru Tempest vs. 'The Devil Cyborg' Genos vs. Kirito vs. Kyon vs. Karma Akabane vs. 'The Shield Hero' Naofumi Iwatani (6-Way Ladder Match for the AVW Infinity Championship)

Rin Tohsaka © (w/ Chitoge Kirisaki) vs. Asuka Langley Soryu vs. Rei Ayanami vs. Ami Kawashima (4-Way Match for the AVW Women's World Championship)

Team Stratos © Kill la Familia (Ryuko Matoi & Satsuki Kiryuin) (Philadelphia Tag Team Street Fight for the AVW Women's Tag Team Championship)

Fire Force (Shinra Kusakabe & Arthur Boyle) © vs. The Head Hunters (Tanjiro Kamado & Zenitsu Agatsuma) (w/ Inosuke) (Singles Match for the AVW World Tag Team Championship)

Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, & Ochako Uraraka vs. SOS Brigade (Yato, Yukine, & Hitagi Senjougahara) (6-Person Tag Team Match)

Seiya (w/ Ristarte) vs. Sakuta Azusagawa

Kaname Chidori vs. Mikoto Misaka